Depression decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis. The claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and shin splints were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for anxiety (also claimed as depression and stress) to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring an examination and opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to March 22, 2022, for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining relevant private medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating, an earlier effective date for increased compensation, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and remanded a claim for service connection for sleep disturbances.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left hip, knee, TMJ, and shoulder conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting their relation to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for reentrance into a VR&E program under Chapter 31, as his service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that they precluded him from performing the duties of the occupation for which he was previously found rehabilitated.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and also denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for depression and granted a 50 percent rating for migraines, while remanding the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the matter for an additional addendum opinion to address the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service and any in-service stressors.

The Board remands the claims for further development and a new medical opinion to address whether symptoms documented during an August 2003 hospitalization can be attributed to, or are otherwise indistinguishable from, his currently service-connected psychiatric disability symptoms.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder from February 9, 2015, and dismissed the appeal for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 22, 2018, for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The appeal for service connection for anxiety, depression, and mood disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder effective August 1, 2023.

The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, but remanded claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and urinary frequency.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction but granted service connection for major depression secondary to a back condition.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for depression, migraine headaches, neck strain, a sinus condition, and a lung condition is dismissed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder, finding no evidence of a claim prior to December 5, 2019.